Sorry about the thread hijack
Yes I have wondered about culottes. There is much discussion amongst the plain and modest community of women as to whether culottes are 'proper' female clothing. I think they are IMHO, but they are not easy to sew and I'm not an especially skillful needlewoman as yet. They also take acres of cloth to make which is a little challenging for me.
Just as an aside note, - it isn't possible to turn the cylinder barrel around on a Gen II HT engine due to the asymetrical shape of the transfer ports. A somewhat annoying fact, but there you are and I suppose I shall just have to put up with it.